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Re: Ebay Sextant?????????
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 22:38 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 22:38 -0500
I agree On Nov 9, 2004, at 9:44 PM, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: > Dear Fred, > I know this. > And I am unhappy about this. > I cannot even imagine buying anything with a swastica. > And would be distressed to see anything like this in the > homes of my friends. > > A > > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Fred Hebard wrote: > >> On Nov 9, 2004, at 8:44 PM, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: >> >>> I suspect that people who pay this sort of money for a sextant >>> "not in perfect condition" use them for decoration. >>> But to use for decoration a sextant with a swastica??! >>> >> >> Alex >> >> That swastica really raises the value of old Kriegsmarine sextants >> compared to similar ones lacking it; somewhat of an eyeopener. >> >> Fred >> >
